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what is the REAL deal with DK

I know there has been a lot on this manufacturer, but I just discovered them myself(today). I have never read so many positives while at the same time read so many negatives on any on amp(or any product for that matter). At the same time they are getting huge pats on the back from two different magazines? Could some owners of the Dk vs1 mk 2 offer there opinions that still own them, I maybe looking for an intergrated hybrid that has some power and this is the only one that seems to fit the bill in my price range. So...why the extreme positive and negative?!
sean34
dgplo
76 posts
 
best integrated on the market? look at plinius and chord, 2 companies which make integrateds at rought the same price as dk. Their amps which have a much more open sound in the midrange and a darker background than the dk...
bobf
207 posts
 
Sorry Dgplo but i sold my Plinius 100-mk3 with a ML-32 ref and even a very good tube pre as well, as the DK was better in my opiion as well as others that heard it.so i totally disagree with you but it's all what people like.
ellery911
549 posts
 
speaking of "measurements"...Stereophile didn't seem too impressed...but then again...it's never to late to change your tune Audioari1...you can now switch over to the measurements don't mean S#%& camp.
audioari1
128 posts
 
Or, Ellery, maybe the sample DK sent to Stereophile was a problematic one and hence the poorer then expected measurements? And therefore this is the reason why the reviewer thought the DK could compete with amps in the $5k - $7K range, but not with amps over $10K as claimed in many other reviews? You see, the measurements correlate with sound quality beautifully...
ellery911
549 posts
 
hmmm...seems like I have heard that one before...what's the deal?...can't they get their QC under control? *Especially* for ones that are being sent out for reviews that will subsequently be public information?
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